I-Day celebrated in FJWU

Rawalpindi: As per tradition, the Independence Day was celebrated whole-heartedly and enthusiastically at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi, on Friday.

The Independence Day ceremony was held at 10:00am. Vice-chancellor of Fatima Jinnah Women University, Prof Dr Saeeda Asadullah Khan hoisted the national flag.

The event formally started with the recitation from the holy Quran by Aaliya Jawad, lecturer Department of Education, and culminated with special prayers for the prosperity and solidarity of the country.

The vice-chancellor in her address said that August 14 is the day of reviving the promise and commitment to make the country prosperous.

She said that our forefathers had made huge sacrifices to get an independent homeland and now they had to use their fullest capacity to make the country achieve the new destinations of success.

She advised the students to keenly follow unity, faith and discipline, principles of the great leader of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

A prize distribution ceremony was also held to award prizes to the winners of radio drama competitions, organised earlier in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.

Students from various departments participated in the competition with fullest zeal and fervor. The vice-chancellor, Professor Dr Saeeda Asadullah Khan awarded the prizes to the winning students and applauded their efforts.

The first prize in the radio drama competition went to the Department of Islamic Studies while the second and third prizes were awarded to the Department of Defence and Diplomatic Studies and Department of Bachelors of Computer Arts respectively.

Certificates of appreciation were also awarded to the English and Behavioural Sciences Departments acknowledging the volunteer participation of their students in the campus radio VOW (Fm 96.6 Mhz).

The university premises, decorated with beautiful lights, was giving a festive look. Students from different departments of the university paid tribute to the holy land in the form of national songs while the Faculty and Staff members were served with sweets and breakfast.

Later in the day, the third anniversary of the FJWU Campus Radio was also celebrated. Radio VOW (96.6) arranged a live transmission based on Independence Day special programnes from 8:00am to 4:00pm to commemorate the auspicious day of National Independence.

Thirty, special participation certificates were distributed among the students of different departments who have been participating in Radio VOW's programmes on Voluntary basis throughout the year. The nation